Question

A 10−pound package of cookies costs (y + 1) dollars while a 6−pound package costs (y − 1) dollars. If the price per pound of cookies is the same for both packages, the equation below can be used to solve for y.

y+1/10 = y-1/6

What is the value, in dollars, of y?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

\[\frac{y+1}{10} = \frac{y-1}{6}\]\[6(y+1)= 10(y-1)\]6y+6 = 10y -10
4y= 16
y=?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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